Art Malone (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (1948–2012)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Art Malone
| image = Malone-Art-1972.jpg
| caption = Malone in 1972
| position = Running back
| number = 25, 26
| birth_date = {{birth date|1948|03|20}}
| birth_place = Tyler, Texas, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|7|27|1948|3|20}}
| death_place = Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 211
| draftyear = 1970
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 39
| high_school = Santa Cruz Valley Union {{nowrap|(Eloy, Arizona)}}
| college = Arizona State
| teams =
- Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1970|1974}})
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1975|1976}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Games played
| statvalue1 = 80
| statlabel2 = Starts
| statvalue2 = 63
| statlabel3 = Rushing yards
| statvalue3 = 2,457 (3.9 average)
| statlabel4 = Rushing TDs
| statvalue4 = 19
| statlabel5 = Receiving yards
| statvalue5 = 1,465 (9.1 average)
| statlabel6 = Receiving TDs
| statvalue6 = 6
| pfr = MaloAr00
| HOF =
| CollegeHOF =
}}
Arthur Lee Malone (March 20, 1948 – July 27, 2012) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils and was selected in the second round of the 1970 NFL draft.
He is the older brother of Benny Malone.
Malone died on July 27, 2012.{{cite news|title=Former NFL player Art Malone dies|date=August 1, 2012|work=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/8220572/former-nfl-running-back-art-malone-dead-64|access-date=April 5, 2024}}
NFL career statistics
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| colspan="2"| Legend |
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| Bold
| Career high |
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1970 | ATL
| 14 || 3 || 40 || 136 || 3.4 || 12 || 0 || 9 || 38 || 4.2 || 9 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1971 | ATL
| 13 || 13 || 120 || 438 || 3.7 || 19 || 6 || 34 || 380 || 11.2 || 46 || 2 | |||||||||||
| 1972 | ATL
| 14 || 14 || 180 || 798 || 4.4 || 27 || 8 || 50 || 585 || 11.7 || 57 || 2 | |||||||||||
| 1973 | ATL
| 10 || 8 || 76 || 336 || 4.4 || 14 || 2 || 19 || 177 || 9.3 || 33 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1974 | ATL
| 13 || 12 || 116 || 410 || 3.5 || 13 || 2 || 28 || 168 || 6.0 || 13 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | PHI
| 13 || 13 || 101 || 325 || 3.2 || 18 || 0 || 20 || 120 || 6.0 || 15 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1976 | PHI
| 3 || 0 || 2 || 14 || 7.0 || 15 || 1 || 1 || -3 || -3.0 || -3 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 80 | 63 | 635 | 2,457 | 3.9 | 27 | 19 | 161 | 1,465 | 9.1 | 57 | 6 |
References
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils football players
Category:Atlanta Falcons players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Players of American football from Tyler, Texas
Category:Players of American football from Tempe, Arizona
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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